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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course it's true that "mom[s] with 1 kid have more time/energy to do things for herself because 1 kid is a lot easier to manage." People have strong opinions on what family size is the correct one (spoiler: there's no universally correct answer), but[b] nobody can credibly claim that the responsibility of raising two humans is easier than raising one. [/b]Humans suck at multitasking and parenting multiple kids is a decades long exercise in multitasking. It's exhausting, even if it's also joyful and enriching. [/quote]

Do we need to "rank" parenthood?  I'm not sure this is universally true.  Neighbors down the street have two kids but full-time care and the mom works from home with a completely flexible job.   Nanny drives their kids and often makes dinner, mom is always telling me about her mid-day appointments.  DH and I have one child but work in unflexible jobs and often don't get off before 6pm, when DD needs to get to activities.  We knew this going in, which is why we have an only.  But whose life is "easier"?  If you have two kids but don't work, is that life still "harder"?  Parenting is hard no matter what.

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